The updates come just on the heels of Pinterest opening up its service to anyone — previously, people needed an invite to be part of the site. On the whole, the Android and iOS apps offer essentially identical functionality: Pinning new content, category browsing, following other users, repinning, and pinning straight from your mobile device.

It’s cool, I’m trying to go Paleo anyways. Update: Pinterest says that TechCrunch actually was invited to the fancy party, albeit not in any email that I or my colleagues saw. Guess it got lost in the mail (it happens)? Anyway, more sweets for the rest of yinz reporters and Pinterest peeps.

And anyway, aside from the fancy desserts, it seems like a basic mobile update overall — albeit one that will make their millions of users happy and surely entice many more to see what all the Pinterest hype is about. And as always, this post will be updated if any additional important details come in.

Here are some images from Pinterest for iPad and Pinterest for Android (click on each to enlarge):

PInterest for iPad

Pinterest for iPad

Pinterest for Android

Pinterest for Android

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OverviewPinterest is a visual discovery and planning tool. People ("Pinners") use the site and apps to get ideas for their future, such as recipes, places to travel, and products to buy, and save the things they love to their own boards. Pinners also follow the boards of others who they find interesting.
The site experienced [rapid growth](https://techcrunch.com/2011/12/22/pinterest-40-fold/) in the second …